Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-10-15

Messrs. Barry and Carlton, Of the cXecu- |
tive board, who visited Chicago at the time |
TO investigate the trouble, was read in de-
tail. Incidentally the speaker charged that |
the message ordering tho strike of, which |
was prcmatureIy published, was picked |
off the wires and given TO the press by
connected with the telegraph |
SERVICE"
The speaker noxt went into the question
of ''tho order and Anarchy He said: 81
have never, as has been 80 often asserted
in the press Of the land, conloundod Social
ism with Anarchy. draw wide line OF
distinction between the two, as every read.
ing, thinking man must Whenever ! have
had occasion to say anything concerning
Anarchy,it has been reported that assailed
Socialism. | have said very little concern
ing either one except from the public plat
FORM and to my mind altogether too much
prominence has been given to the subject
by the press. Within the order not enough
OF interest has been awakened until lately,
regarding he matter II was taken Tor
granted that the ORDER being so large and
influential, could afford to ignore the ques-
ton and could afford to put up with the
presence OF q few Of the rankest Anarch
lists. have thought otherwise, and be-
cause have taken issue with these men IN
their efforts TO make the order OF the
Knights Of Labor subordinate 10 the ele-
ment known as the Anarchist element, |
have been taken to task more than once.
Some of our prominent members, IN sneak
ing OF these things, have said: 'PoWdery
is only speaking for himself when he as
sails the Anarchist | will lay the case
before this General Assembly, and when !
have done so will ask OF this body to say
whether was right of not lwill also ask
of the General Assembly to define the po-
stion OF the order on the attempts tha'
have been made to prostitute it to such base
usos as tho Anarchists would put IT,
81 have never publicly uttered state
ment regarding the course oil the seven
men condemned to death in Chicago l
will now give my opinion. II these men
d,d not have fair trial, such as Is gnafah'
teed every man in the United states, then
they should be granted new trla| II
they have not been found guilty OF murder
they should not be hanged. II they are to
be hanged for the action Of others, II IS not
inst The man who threw the bomo IN
Chicago should be hanged and his accom-
plices should receive the punishment
allotted to such offences by the laws oil the
State Of Illinois.
"Bcfore the public have never SAID n
word concerning these men. have never
felt callod upon to say anything Tor IT Is
mono of my business; yet some ol thelr
friends have put words OF condemnation III
nv mouth in order to have me say some
thing in their favor. ! allowed 1t to go as
| the many false reports concerning me
went, unno,iccd felt that II they co!lu
| stand 1t could" ,.
Continuing, the speaker said that his
connection with Anarchy within thcoru'r'
dat ted from November %, lSo6, When ue re-
cejycd letter from Mrs. Rodgers, Master
| Workmaa Of District Assembly NO a. O!
| Chicago. advising HIM that resolution oi
| sympathy with the Anarchists hau oeeh
| passed by the body, ana that meanwhiie us
| members were "moving heaven ana eafVU
| To secure the release Of the condemned
| mon and 10 utilize the order for building
nm n political party, to be controlled ana
,noninulatea by the anarchists and sympa'
thi1ers as propaganda oi the nc IatlCu u'
doctrines concerning tho domestic elrc'e'
government and land tenure linen iol'
| lowed n yoluminous correspondence ihtcr,
snorsed with comments. BY inference inc
snoaler denied that he helped to down
Robert Nelson, the labor nominee for Mayer
Of Chicago, or that he had forbidden inc
members of the order to attend the iuier",
of Mrs Ncebe, the wife Of the imprisoned
Anarchist, These and other charges were
denounced as impcr,iueut and rascailN
The sneaker denied that, because tH'
| General Assembly at Richmond recon
u,erded the condemned men to the mere.
of Governor Oglcsby, the entire oruc' wa va,
committed to their unquallfleu suppor.
and admitted that there were times uurl"'
the wear, when il was with tue sre"'o'
difficulty that the order was saVou l'o"'
crisis over this matter ,
Concluding, Mr. Powdcrly sald' nav
not in any way iuterfcrcd IN 'he 'htcr""
affairs of any of the various socie'ies
which any of these men may Deione' anu
doing what | did, faithfully carrieu ou
tho ns,mctions received from my pr'
accessor and have lived up TO the oolis'
tion 7 took when installed MS Mas'c
Workman. place them before you ~ W,
steps may be taken to put s'op W W, ,,,i ii
,erference of Anarchists IN ahairs VI w.
order. | am not actua'ed by maiiVe' 'p'.'
, desire for revenge, or for any other pu
,ose than TO shield the order from 'uc 3"
iocls of men who have grom
, ;nsane on the subject OF orihg,n
tho millennium TO ieW mn NJ,
tbov have blown the many to atohs' - !,
resolution which should pass Is o"u no,I
mand ,hnt every nvowcd Anarchist shou'
=, ho Obliged to withdraw from the orue. ,
= be expelled. We have nothing 10 leul ',o ~,
tho trades union, out everything 10 AZ, 90
: from the contaminairs ihi'"'"ae ,.anc
a men who preach destruction III W.. ,,. aosc
j. our order and who, at the same ''lnu "0' =,
:, that they are Socialists, whle sn"e h,
iie to every principle Of socialisii W., Ih
u ,hov advocate violence II any R'nu
= ,,ove n to be the part OF duty ivr i.'
d warn our order when its very .'io
\ Sanaor when IL is threatened irolh ~
sonrro and knowing that the oes'ru WV ",
NJ Tho knights OF Labor was pia'iuo" y"
mating In which these men 'oon r ,,,,
Il nov snv that this General Assembly mD
:. ,o,,. action on tho matter OF allowing 'n'
,"nonc. IN como from such qu"r.e',
have here the proofs OF o,i .no p'J, TO do da,
.. scheming of these oonsplra.oa,' r,,, nresc
u axe 10 the name Of la6or anu WIN
O. thcm at the proper tu.e. ,cd nv the
IA "That have been denouhIS" deno',S rot ny Milo
- 70 people is only because wonia ,no Knights r
% them to dictate tho poli;y OF ,w ,n0 n,ocS nv
'e Labor, aud whoever ,kes ,,s my nlo p,aI oOvic vic
70 Vow s"u uow have all Of the prSc,pa' %Ss vGr
pys douo; - you know my position action sot
''gs, IN closing this branch Of the s.. ssaissu sus
powderIy ssidi "whsn ses 's'' S